WLKI

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WLKI
Broadcast areaNortheast Indiana/Northwest Ohio/South-central Michigan
Frequency 100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 WLKI
Programming
Format Adult contemporary
Subchannels HD2: U-Rock 101.3 (Classic rock)
HD3: 92.7 The Light (Contemporary Christian)
AffiliationsLocal Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerStephen Swick dba Swick Broadcasting Corporation
WBET, WBET-FM, WLZZ, WTHD
History
First air date
November 7, 1969(56 years ago) (1969-11-07) (as WAFM)
Former call signs
WAFM (1969–1974)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 36273
Class A
ERP 4,000 watts
HAAT 120 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 41°40′52″N85°00′04″W / 41.681°N 85.001°W / 41.681; -85.001
Translators HD2: 101.3 W267BE (Angola)
HD3: 92.7 W224BY (Angola)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
HD2: Listen live
HD3: Listen live
Website wlki.com
urockangola.com (HD2)
927thelight.com (HD3)

WLKI (100.3 FM) is an American FM radio station licensed to and based in Angola, Indiana, and serving portions of northeastern Indiana, northwestern Ohio, and south-central Michigan. Owned by Coldwater, Michigan businessman Stephen Swick, the station airs a hybrid adult contemporary/Hot AC music format branded as FM's Best.

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WLKI's primary service area includes the cities of Angola, Fremont, Butler, Clear Lake, Howe, LaGrange, Orland, and Waterloo in Indiana, Coldwater, Bronson and Camden in Michigan, and Edon, Ohio. Its signal reaches portions of DeKalb County, and can be heard as far away as Hudson, Michigan although reception farther east is impeded by co-channel WNIC in the Detroit area.

History

The station began broadcasting on November 7, 1969 at 100.1 MHz, and became WLKI on July 15, 1974. The station first had a Top 40/CHR format until 1992, when its format was downgraded towards hot adult contemporary. The station flipped to normal adult contemporary during the 2000s. WLKI was owned by Thomas R. Andrews owner of Lake Cities Broadcasting Corporation until April 2008, when it was sold to Stephen Swick (under the corporate name Swick Broadcasting Corporation) for $3.8 million along with sister stations WTHD in LaGrange, Indiana and WLZZ in Montpelier, Ohio (both country-formatted), and sports WBET/oldies WBET-FM in Sturgis, Michigan.

Programming

The WLKI airstaff includes Andy St. John in the mornings and afternoons, mid-days with Jeremy Robinson and nights with Randi Douglas.

HD Radio

In November, 2009, WLKI began broadcasting in HD, allowing Swick the opportunity to place two additional signals into the Angola area. The former 92.5 translator (W223AM) in Bronson, Michigan, and 99.5 translator (W258AO) in Hillsdale, Michigan, were both purchased by Swick, and moved to the WLKI tower site, with the former becoming 92.7 (W224BY Angola, Indiana), and the latter becoming 101.3 (W267BE Angola, Indiana). 92.7 is now rebroadcasting WLKI-HD3's Christmas music format. On December 31, 2009, 101.3 became the home of "U-Rock 101.3", which is also broadcast on WLKI-HD2.

On November 1, 2021, WLKI-HD3 dropped its "Fox Sports Angola" sports format and began stunting with Christmas music as "92.7 The Christmas Station'. [2] On December 26, 2021, WLKI-HD3 flipped to Hot-AC as "Hot FM 92.7", with the first song being "You Need to Calm Down" by Taylor Swift" [3]

On December 29, 2025, WLKI-HD3 changed their format from Top 40/CHR to contemporary Christian, branded as "92.7 The Light". [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLKI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Fox Sports Angola Becomes The Christmas Station Radioinsight - November 9, 2021
  3. ↑ "Hot FM 92.7 Launches In Angola". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ↑ A New Light in Northeast Indiana Radioinsight - December 30, 2025
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